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Announcements: Office Closure notice for Myanmar and Thailand New Year
We wish to inform you that our offices in Myanmar and Thailand will be closed for a short period due to the upcoming Myanmar and Thailand New Year celebrations. Our Myanmar office will be closed from April 13 to April 22 while our Thailand …
News: Industrial Design Law and Copyright Law to come into force on 31 October 2023
On 19 October 2023, the State Administration Council of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar issued Notification No. 217/2023 and 218/2023, which provides that the Industrial Design Law and Copyright Law will be effective on 31 October 2023.
News: Trademark law will come into force from 1st April 2023 Director of IPD confirmed
Today, 9th March 2023, the Myanmar intellectual property department (IPD) held an event regarding enforcing Trademark law 2019 at the UMFCCI building. IPD invited all trademark agents who completed mandatory trademark agent ..
News: DICA notifies nominal directors and shareholders are allowed no more
On January 17, 2023, by exercising Section 462 (a)(ii), the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration announced that the nominal directors and shareholders would not be permitted anymore under Myanmar Companies Law.
News: IPD Myanmar announced the new trademark law 2019 to be enforced in March, 2023
On January 12, 2023, Intellectual Property Department (IPD) announced that the trademark law 2019 is planned to be enforced in March 2023. Therefore, the trademark registrations and the procedures for accepting payments will commence once the Trademark Law is enforced.